CFA

  • Fire threatens homes at Benloch

    Fire threatens homes at Benloch

    Properties at Benloch and Lancefield were under threat after a large fire broke out on Frost Road last Thursday afternoon….

  • Dog rescued from mine shaft

    Dog rescued from mine shaft

    A much-loved dog is back home safe and sound after falling down a mine shaft in the Chewton Bushlands last…

  • Three new tankers

    Three new tankers

    Lancefield, Bullengarook and Springfield Fire Brigades have celebrated the official handover of their new tankers. The $1.2 million investment in…

  • Truck strikes ambulance

    Truck strikes ambulance

    A patient transfer ambulance parked on the side of Lauriston Road at Lauriston was side-swiped by a passing tip truck and trailer last Tuesday afternoon.

  • Strike teams ready for action

    Strike teams ready for action

    Strike teams from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service have been deployed to Victoria to assist the CFA amid…

  • CFA crews battle blazes

    CFA crews battle blazes

    With temperatures soaring over the weekend, fire crews in Mount Alexander Shire were kept busy battling fires in Chewton, Campbells Creek and a large fire to the south of the Leanganook Campground at Mount Alexander.

  • Drier conditions

    Drier conditions

    Macedon Ranges residents are being urged to prepare for an increased likelihood of warmer and drier conditions over summer.

  • An all-night fire fight

    An all-night fire fight

    Firefighters worked through the night to contain a grass and scrub fire at Mount Macedon last week.

  • Strike teams lend a hand

    Strike teams lend a hand

    Kyneton firefighter John Pearce and Coliban group officer Andrew Jan were among a contingent of volunteers deployed this month to Queensland to assist in a massive bushfire crisis.

  • Let’s talk about bushfires

    Let’s talk about bushfires

    Do you have any questions about bushfires? Woodend Fire Brigade wants to hear from you!  As summer approaches, it’s time…

  • Flint Hill to support Woodend Fire Brigade

    Flint Hill to support Woodend Fire Brigade

    Woodend’s Flint Hill garden promises a captivating botanical experience and is opening to the public this Saturday to raise funds…

  • Learning large-scale fire control

    Learning large-scale fire control

    A group of 16 experienced CFA firefighters from across the state were given the chance to be involved with operations…